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1979 Argentine Grand Prix

Jacques Laffite (Ligier) won the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires on 21 January 1979, starting from P1. Carlos Reutemann and John Watson completed the podium.

Result · All 1979 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	1:36:03.210	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	+14.940	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	+1:28.810	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	+1:41.720	3
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	+1 Lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	+1 Lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	+2 Laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	+2 Laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	+2 Laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	+2 Laps	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	Engine	0
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	Suspension	0
R	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	Transmission	0
R	James Hunt	Wolf	18	Electrical	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	Engine	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	Engine	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	Fuel system	0
R	René Arnoux	Renault	25	Engine	0
R	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	Collision	0
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	Collision	0
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	Collision	0
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	Collision	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	Collision	0
W	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	Accident	0
W	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	Pit lane	Withdrew	0

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1979 Argentine Grand Prix

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